Rurouni Kenshin Tsuioku Hen [Blu-ray]

Samurai x is the prequel to rurouni Kenshin series. It is brutal and beautiful at the same time. Great animation great story and the true dark side of the Kenshin character. There is no comic relief or joking around here it is the reason kenshin is out trying to redeem himself. This is the only bluray version available and it was completely worth the price. It ships from Japan so you will have to wait a while for it. I owned the DVD copy for years and wanted a HD version. This also includes the excelent English dub.

I get nervous buying dvd/blurays of old anime because you never know if you'll get what you want. In this case, I got exactly what I wanted. Nice, smooth, and crisp picture with stand out subtitles. Popped it in the ps4 and it played perfectly. The sound didn't feel muffled or distorted. It's a great buy to remind you of the good old days when you first watched this OVA, only now in a better resolution. Aspect ratio is adjusted and may not fit to your tv screen but it still looks great. It's difficult finding online streams of this movie especially with English subs so this bluray was worth the price! A cherished movie and an endless treasure!

If you were a fan of the anime, this film is a must watch. The sound design and the resolution of the animation make it a beautiful film to admire. The story itself is a little confusing at the start but at the second episode it begins to make sense and continues to get better leading up to the climax. A couple of important notes is that I recommend this to be watched after watching the anime as that will give more context for what’s going on in the beginning. I watched with my friends who had never seen the anime or manga and they ended up slightly confused at the start. Lastly, this movie isn’t for kids as there is a lot of adult topics and violent scenes in it. Overall it’s a great experience for Rurouni Kenshin fans and it’s a must watch for those who want more after completing season 2 of the anime.

If you're wondering whether this release of Rurouni Kenshin is worth it I'd say that depends on a few things. If you're as meticulous as I am and you notice every detail and thing wrong with an anime, or you just want a stunning looking blu ray then get this. Video 10/10 The video quality on this blu ray is great. I have an old Samsung 630 series tv and this blu ray still looks great. Some instances of where you can see detail are when Tomo's hair shines, when you see the awesome looking reflections on the water at 1:11:54 you can see an almost life like fire burning (no joke it's almost true to life). There's also other detail. The shadows and lighting are perfect as well as the rain. Audio 10/10 The audio is perfect. sounds like a cherry blossom hitting the water as well as the Japanese and English audio are perfect. As far as I'm concerned all anime should look this good or better. See first review for other comments. And yes this is the directors cut of the Trust and Betrayal movies.

I ordered this JAPANESE EDITION of the Rurouni Kenshin Remembrance based on other reviews saying how “truly awesome” it is and what a great buy even if it’s expensive. I especially looked for reviews that said the Japanese cast voices and English subtitles were well-done because I dislike English dubbed anime and poor English subtitles that can ruin an otherwise great anime production. This digitally re-mastered HD Blu-Ray format of the classic is definitely awesome if you have the right smart 4K TV and a good 4K blu-ray player to do it justice. The old Sony blu-ray player I had could not do it for 4K. So I even upgraded to a new $300 4K region-free blu-ray player to ensure I could enjoy the full experience of this dvd and other 4K dvds I ordered. As some other reviewers have said, you may have to adjust the aspect ratio of the TV screen from the picture setting menu to fully see and read the English subtitles. I have a LG 4K OLED65CX and had to use “Original” format to do this. So I am viewing this blu-ray edition in the aspect ratio as it was originally shown on TV in 2003. This means there are 6” wide black bars on both right and left sides of the screen. No problem…still visually stunning with sharp picture and rich color on a 65-inch screen. Using the full screen format cuts off the English subtitles so only those who understand Japanese and don’t require subtitles could use an expanded screen format. Is this Aniplex blu-ray edition worth $89.99? Maybe not if you’re not a real hardcore anime fan or especially a fan of the Rurouni Kenshin series. It’s hard to justify paying $89.99 for only 116 minutes of viewing time. I actually watched all five live action films starring the incredible Takeru Sato as Kenshin (The Beginning and The Final both on Netflix, and the other three – Part 1 - Origins, Part 2 - Kyoto Inferno, Part 3 - The Legend Ends are on Amazon) before going backwards to find the original anime series. After seeing a video from the original edition on YouTube, I knew I wanted to buy this 4K anime edition of this part of the RK series. Just wish it was half the price! *See attached photos from this Japanese Edition viewed on a LG 4K 65” TV. Included 2 scenes without dialog (one is a night fight scene) and 3 other scenes with dialog to show the high quality of visuals and easy to read English subtitles.

Bottom Line: you definitely want this blu-ray version if you're fan or this movie, or if you're an Asian cinephile with a good TV and surround sound. Yes, I know this is expensive, but this is because it's an import from Japan, since there's no US distributor. CDs, Blu-rays and the like are quite expensive for reasons that are beyond this review, and IIRC the cost is around $80-100 US equivalent if you buy it in Tokyo (which is not at all out of line for a one-disc movie/CD in Japan - they're expensive!!!). But it's definitely worth it for two demographics: 1. fans of the movie: you like this movie in the first place, get this. The mastering and HD presentation on this is light years better than the previous US DVD set. Colors, resolution, clarity, contrast are excellent on my so-so TV set. This makes the beauty of the animation stand out. Likewise, the sound is a set better if you have a decent surround system (but the lossy dolby soundtrack on the US DVD set was pretty good). 2. Asian cinephiles: one of my favorite Samurai type movies - if you appreciate this genre enough to seek out releases that don't have wide distribution outside of Japan (I do for many foreign movies, especially Asian movies) definitely get this. Conceptually/philosophically, this is as good IMO as anything else of the genre. Cinematography is excellent, though there are lots of subtle visual cues that only those who really know Japanese culture will fully understand. The dramatic flow and plot line are also quite well done. It's had a lot of re-watch value for me. Notes: - contains both Japanese and English subtitle and soundtrack options. Japanese soundtrack with subtitles is the way to go. - Only criticism I have of this is that since they used the four-episode OVA format (good) they kept the now redundant credits at the end of each episode (a bit odd) and instead of having credits after Kenshin gives up the sword (like in the OVA and movie version) they the credits roll after he burns the house and the scene shifts to Kyoto's Daimonji-yama (bad and annoying but by no means a deal breaker).

Practically brand new. Good for any fan of the Rurouni Kenshin series. The only reason for a 4 star is: The price was really high and when I received it the disc was loose in the box not saying it was the sellers fault for that

This blu-ray works perfectly here in America. Any Samurai X fans should consider this a must have!

10 stars!

高校生の時に初めてこの作品を鑑賞し、魂を揺さぶられたような衝撃を受けたのを覚えています。 まずこの作品は作画が素晴らしく、映像表現の美しさだけでも十分に鑑賞の価値があると言えるでしょう。 風景描写はため息が出るほどの美しさです。この作品では血生臭く、陰鬱で、しかし日本の伝統ある美しさを持った幕末の京都の風情が感じられます。そして日本の自然の風景が、移ろい行く四季と共に美しく描かれています。 また人物の作画も素晴らしく、複雑な心理を抱いた登場人物達の微妙な表情を、繊細な筆致で描き切っています 戦闘シーンについてですが、この作品は純時代劇として仕立て上げられた作品であるため、必殺技のようなコミカルな表現は排されています。そして残酷描写は容赦なく、血が飛び散るような場面があるのは当たり前で、見る人によっては不快に感じるかもしれません。しかしそれがこの作品に幕末の重厚感とリアリティを持たせており、鑑賞者は幕末の命のやり取りの熾烈さ、陰惨さを肌で感じられます。 音楽もとても素敵です。サントラは何度も聴きました。個人的には雪の降るシーンの曲が好きです。 脚本もとてもいいです。登場人物達のセリフの一つ一つは洗練されており、無駄や冗長さを省いた短さでありながら、彼らの重い心情が乗せられています。そして言い回しが日本人情緒にあふれてお洒落。 ストーリーの完成度はこの上なし。私としては特に最後の十字傷をつけるシーンが印象に残っています。まだご覧になっていない方は、剣心の十字傷がどのように付けられ、どのような意味を持つのかご自分で観て解釈してみてください。 声優の演技もとても素晴らしいです 主役の剣心とヒロインの巴は舞台俳優の方が演じています。そしてその他の主要人物にはベテラン声優が充てられており、キャラクター達に見事に命を吹き込んでいます。 特筆すべきはヒロイン、雪代巴役の岩男潤子さんの演技でしょう。今にも消え行ってしまいそうな大和撫子の儚さを持ち、剣心への愛と憎しみの間で葛藤し続ける巴を演じきっています。 作画・音楽・脚本・声優の演技の全てが完成されており、私が人生で見てきたアニメの中で一番の作品です。これ以上の作品に出会えることはおそらくは無いでしょう。 見て損は無いと言い切れる作品です。観たことのない方は是非ご覧になってみてください。

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DVDの画質が不満になり、追加でBlu-rayを購入。 やはり名作！非の打ち所がない。 これ元に4Kの映画版作ってほしいなあ・・・でも下手に改変されるよりはこのままが良いのかな・・・

フィルムからデジタルへ移行していった、まさに明治維新のような時代の作品ですね。 今回のＨＤリマスターの方法はできうる最善の策だったとは思います。 むしろフィルム部分のリマスターの映像には感動モノです。 特に代表的な第一話・・・あの名セリフと共に盛り上がる劇伴、そして叙情的なＥＤ曲が 流れるわけですが、真っ黒！？ 実写の風車が回るシンプルながらも新鮮で実に本作に マッチした大好きなエンディングなのですが、真っ黒な背景にテロップが表示されるだけ のものに変更されていました・・・確認はしていませんが、多分権利表記などの問題で 元の映像をそのまま使用できない等の理由があったのではないかと推測できます。 今回のＢＤ化だけでも嬉しいですし、時間が経てばこういった問題は仕方ない・・ 仕方ないとは思いますが・・・しかしやはり勿体無いと思いました。 岩崎琢氏の名曲を聴きながら、当時の映像を思い浮かべることとしましょう。